Monday, October 12, 2009

Advice from an insurance CEO

I met many senior insurance managers at an Asean Insurance Conference in Vientiane, Laos.

One participant, who is a CEO, told me that he advised his friends and family members to buy Term insurance for the insurance cover. He advised them to avoid insurance products as investments, as they get a poor return.

He wished that it was possible for his company to sell better value products, but after providing for the high commission to the agents, this was not possible. He was not able to develop a new sales channel to replace the agents.